How a Think Tank Fights Crime


 

Publication Date: April 2004

Publisher: Sagamore Institute for Policy Research

Author(s): Ed McGarrell

Research Area: Justice; Social conditions

Type: Brief

Coverage: Indiana

Abstract:

In 1994, Hudson Institute and the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) formed a unique partnership, the
only such relationship between an independent public-policy organization and a major urban police
department. This unusual partnership worked with citizens, business groups, and other local constituencies to identify crime-prone areas, assess disorder problems, and establish deterrents.